Thermally induced damage in composite laminates: Predictive methodology and experimental investigation

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 56, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 1209-1219

  Park, Cecelia H ^a   McManus, Hugh L ^a  

^a Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge   (United States)

Author keywords

Analysis; Composites; Damage; Microcracking; Thermal stresses

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SOFTWARE; CRACK INITIATION; FRACTURE MECHANICS; STRESS ANALYSIS; THERMAL CYCLING; THERMAL EFFECTS; THERMAL STRESS; X RAY RADIOGRAPHY;

CRACK DENSITIES; FREE EDGE STRESS ANALYSIS; SURFACE PLIES; THERMALLY INDUCED DAMAGE;

LAMINATED COMPOSITES;

EID: 0030260294     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0266-3538(96)00089-9     Document Type: Article

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